Afrigather Dar es Salaam: Greater than 400 folks launched into the stroll the speak for well being and well being outreach exercise to climax the commemoration of the 2024 World Well being Day organized by World Well being Group (WHO) in shut collaboration with the Ministry of Well being.
The 8km stroll in Dar es Salaam and Dodoma with a well being outreach programme for the aged in Zanzibar on the theme “My Well being, My Proper”, didn’t solely have a good time advances in public well being but in addition highlighted current and future challenges calling for joint work and the strengthening of partnerships to enhance the well being of the Tanzanian inhabitants.
The Visitor of Honour for the stroll in Dar es Salaam, the Minister of Well being, Hon Ummy Mwalimu, praised WHO for main with works expecially curating the stroll the speak problem to encourage residents to prioritize their bodily well being additional encouraging extra of this unified walks.
“If we wish to obtain the well being for all agenda, it should begin with us. Allow us to hold this momentum for all our interventions. It’s crucial that we work collectively and united to ensure the fundamental human rights of well being and well-being, dignity, and a great high quality of life for everybody”.
WHO took the chance to reiterate its ongoing dedication to collaborate intently with the federal government and its companions to sort out the primary challenges nonetheless affecting the nationwide well being system. This consists of initiatives akin to repositioning main well being care and strengthening neighborhood well being, with the intention of guaranteeing that everybody has entry to the very best stage of well being and well-being.
Echoing these sentiments, Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses highlighted the importance of neighborhood engagement in advancing public well being objectives. “Occasions akin to at present’s well being stroll function a robust reminder of the position every particular person performs in shaping the well being panorama. By coming collectively, we not solely have a good time our WHO’s achievements but in addition encourage optimistic change for the longer term,” he expressed.
He said that “WHO significantly appreciates the chance to collaborate with Tanzania on occasions like Stroll the Discuss. In a world the place the correct to well being is consistently challenged, occasions like this are potent reminders that collectively, we are able to make the correct to well being a actuality for everybody.
The stroll gathered folks from all sectors together with, implementing companions, policer service, college students, ministries, and UN workers with their households.
“I travelled from Dodoma simply to be a part of this stroll the speak in Dar es Salam with the Minister. Thanks WHO, for this big profitable stroll. We discovered, we related and as younger folks, we bought the chance to develop, each mentally and having our well being match”, expressed, Dagatha Asun, founder for Pharma group.
The Stroll the speak climaxed a compound of actions in commemoration of the World Well being Day. These actions included the X area with specialists and younger folks to digest the theme of the day, a spherical desk dialogue on well being journalist programme and an opinion piece authored by the WR.
